Tag: Kano
Boko Haram admits killing ex-police chief
Nigeria’s militant group, Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the killing of a former deputy police chief in the northern…
Boko Haram militant arrested
Nigerian troops have arrested a “high-profile” member of the Islamist group Boko Haram during a raid in the northern city…
100 Divorcees, Widows Tie The Knot
Kano State government, north central Nigeria, on Tuesday through the state Hisbah Board and the Emirate Council sponsored the marriage…
Kano: gunmen on motor bikes kill at least 5
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Five persons were feared dead in Kano, northwest Nigeria when unknown gun men invaded Tukuntawa Quarters along Zoo…
Oyo state-born Boko Haram commander arrested
Nigerian troops in Kano arrested a suspected leading Boko Haram militant in a raid Friday, a day after the restive…
Nigeria: 4 Boko Haram members killed in shootout
Soldiers in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killed four suspected members of Boko Haram Islamist sect in a raid…
Bombs: Nigerian fans couldn’t watch Chelsea
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/kano Bomb threats have continued to disrupt social activities in Kano, northwest Nigeria as police in the state Saturday…
Governor pledges aid to Nigeria’s bomb victims
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Nigeria’s Kano State has promised to foot the medical bill of the victims of Sunday bomb blast…
Police Discover N9m Explosives In Kano
Police in Kano, northwest Nigeria, have discovered and impounded N9 million worth of explosive materials abandoned by the road-side within…
473 Motorcyclists Face Trial
The Kano State Police Command has prosecuted 473 motor cyclists for violating various traffic offences especially the order on them…
Boko Haram: Kano Police Train 1000 Officers On Anti-Terrorism Tactics
In its bid to confront terrorist activities, police in Kano northwest Nigeria have commenced training and retraining of its men…
JTF Foils Boko Haram Attack, Kills 2
The city of Kano, northwest Nigeria would have boiled again today but for the intervention of security operatives who foiled…
Boko Haram strikes again, kills 3
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Gunmen suspected to be mercenaries of Boko Haram, on a motorcycle this evening in Kano, northwest Nigeria attacked…
Another Jos Tragedy: 3 Christians Ambushed, Killed
Gunmen shot dead three Christians in Nigeria near the flashpoint city of Jos, hours after 10 people were killed in…
Boko Haram attacks police station at Bayero varsity
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Assailants suspected to be Boko Haram militants armed with guns and explosives struck at Rijaya Zakka Police Station,…
Nigerian soldier killed in Kano
Gunmen shot dead a soldier Friday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano where members of the Boko Haram Islamist…
Gunmen Strike In Kano, Kill 1
A man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Tuesday evening along Zoo Road in Kano, Northwest Nigeria. According to an…
Ndigbo in Kano on parade for Ojukwu
Maduabuchi NMERIBEH/Kano Igbo people resident in Kano, north-west Nigeria today staged a procession under the aegis of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to…
Boko Haram kills 5 in Kano mosque, attacks prison
Suspected Boko Haram militants late Friday shot dead five Muslim worshippers at a mosque in the Nigerian city of Kano,…
Gunmen Kill 4 Cops In Kano
Unidentified gunmen this morning struck in the city of Kano, Northwest Nigeria. During the attack, four policemen were feared dead…
Kano Explosions: Four Boko Haram Members Arrested
The Kano Joint Security Task Force said this afternoon that they arrested four members of Boko Haram during a gun…
Kwankwaso offers succour to Kano’s bomb victims
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Some respite has come the way of grieving relations of the dead victims of 20 January Boko Haram…
Dantata For Burial Today
As the remains of Alhaji Abdulkadir Sanusi Dantata is being awaited today for burial in Kano, Kano State, northwest Nigeria,…
Boko Haram hits Kano again at dawn
Gunmen, believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect have opened fire on the Mandawari police station in the…
Time To Defeat Boko Haram
After a very short break, perhaps due to the nationwide strike over fuel subsidy removal, the violent Islamic sect, Boko…
Fresh Fear In Kano As Police Discover More Explosives
The latest discovery of abandoned explosives in parts of Kano city, Northwest Nigeria, confirms the fear that the Boko Haram…
Kano Govt Relaxes Curfew
The Kano State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state following Friday’s bomb blasts that rocked parts…
Death Toll in Kano Attacks Rises to 150
.Police claimed 7 Died, But Witnesses, hospital, mortuary and Red Cross sources said between 120 and 150 died The death…
Strike: Death Toll Rises To 22
Since the nationwide protests against fuel subsidy removal started on Monday, at least 22 people have been killed while several…
Boko Haram: Osu Asks FG To Enforce Anti-Terror Law
Monsignor Gabriel Osu, the Director of Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to enforce the anti-terrorism…